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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 21: Claressa Maria Shields of the United States celebrates victory over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands in the Women’s Middle (69-75kg) Final Bout on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro – Pavilion 6 on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 21: Claressa Maria Shields of the United States celebrates victory over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands in the Women’s Middle (69-75kg) Final Bout on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro – Pavilion 6 on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Claressa Shields is the number one pound-for-pound female boxer who needs no introduction. Aptly nicknamed, T-Rex, she is the only boxer in history to simultaneously, in two weight classes, win and hold all four major world titles in boxing – WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO. With a professional record of 13-0, 2 wins coming by the way knockouts, she’s a proven dominatrix.
Recently Claressa Shields got up, close, and personal about her life as she gave a subliminal interview with Ariel Helwani’s ‘The MMA Hour.’
Claressa Shields gets candid about her status as GWOAT
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Shields is known to be outspoken and blunt. In keeping with her true nature, she pulled no punches when it came to the podcast with Helwani. She recently took to her Instagram to share a clip of the podcast with Helwani and said “I’ve changed women’s boxing as a whole from the beginning! My records speak volumes but my trash talk is also high level and I sell my fights! Revolutionized the entire sport! #GWOAT! #Claressashields”
I’ve changed women’s boxing as a whole from the beginning! My records speak volumes but my trash talk is also high level and I sell my fights! Revolutionized the entire sport! #GWOAT! #Claressashields pic.twitter.com/3lAqkxxWLO
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) June 1, 2023
In the clip, she can be seen talking about how the promoters didn’t want women boxers to trash talk or sell their fights. She also talks about how she dictated terms to her promoters straightforwardly.
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She said, “If you guys want me under your promotion if you guys want me to be a world champion under your stable, this is how it’s gonna be done.”
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Claressa Shields guns for pay parity
The two-time Olympic gold medalist grew up poor in Michigan, she has faced the brunt of gender pay bias and decided to take matters into her own hand to fight for pay parity.
In an interview with ‘The Associated Press, the undisputed middleweight champion said “We don’t get the equal TV time, the equal promotion, equal pay. That’s what I’ve been trying to do with my platform, make sure I get all of that.” She has also been very vocal in her appeal to women to support and grow women’s sports.
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What are your thoughts about Claressa’s claim to being a GWOAT? Leave your thoughts in the comments below and stay tuned for more.
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